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KEY MESSAGES

Issued at 1142 PM CDT Mon Oct 5 2026

- Through the week and into the weekend, temperatures will remain above average and dry weather conditions will persist.

- Watching for a potential pattern shift next week, and maybe some precipitation chances.

SHORT TERM

(This evening through Wednesday night) Issued at 1232 PM CDT Tue Oct 6 2026

A large, dry airmass extending into the Ohio Valley from the Southwest US is still going to continue influencing the region. Subsident air, from a broad ridge, will continue to dominate the forcing pattern for the rest of the day today and tomorrow, leading to a continuation of dry and warm conditions. No precipitation is expected through the short-term period, and highs will continue to be in the 80s across the western and central Panhandles, with the eastern Panhandles possibly reaching the upper 80s.

Abdullayev/Vanden Bosch

LONG TERM

(Thursday through next Monday) Issued at 1232 PM CDT Tue Oct 6 2026

Through the remainder of this week, operational models still try to analyze and further deepen a trough and associated mid-level low near the Four Corners. Currently its moving southeast and is still expected to go west and south of the Panhandles, so not expecting much in terms of impacts from it. Through the work week and into the weekend, we are still expecting dry and warm weather.

Early next week, global models are still showing signs of a potential weather pattern shift. A short-lived ridge builds back in behind the trough that passes through this weekend, centered around the TX/LA border, and extending north-northwest into the Plains. However, as it's building, a large trough off the coast of California tries to quickly push the ridge off to the east as it enters and travels through the Western US. This trough looks to dig down into the Panhandles and interact with tropical moisture from a landfalling tropical system off the Eastern Pacific. The ECMWF and GFS both have solutions containing this pattern, however, they are not quite in agreement as to where the trough will ultimately set up during the tropical moisture interaction. Given how far out this is, a lot can change. We will continue to monitor the system over the coming days.

Abdullayev/Vanden Bosch

AVIATION

(18Z TAFS) Issued at 1212 PM CDT Tue Oct 6 2026

VFR conditions prevail at KAMA, KDHT, and KGUY, they are expected to stay VFR throughout this TAF period. At KAMA, winds quickly shift to more southerly around 02Z and then become more light and variable around 11Z.

AMA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

TX...None. OK...None.